Mourners told of slain soldier's commitment

A Northern soldier killed in Afghanistan was totally committed to his job, mourners today heard.

Mourners told of slain soldier's commitment
Thu, 06 Jul, 2006 - 19:57

A Northern soldier killed in Afghanistan was totally committed to his job, mourners today heard.

Hundreds of friends and family packed into Portstewart Baptist Church in Co Derry to hear Captain David Patten’s former minister Val English pay tribute to the 38-year-old father of one, killed during fierce fighting in Sangin Town, in the southern Helmand province.

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